Kenyan or Janeese?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do we get Randy Clarke into this race? Seriously.

I mean, call him up. I'm not sure we're ready for a white mayor at this point, but we'll see I guess?

I always find it amazing that so many people think Randy Clarke is would win a race for mayor. There is a 0.0 chance of a white male who has lived in this city for like three years getting elected. And his name recognition outside of the Ward 1 and Ward 6 white privilege bubbles is nil, except as the guy who totally ruined the Metrobus system.

So many of you need to step away from GGWash and the washingtondc subreddit.

So, DC could have a more competent mayor if a good chunk of voters weren’t so xenophobic / racist?

DP but I think you'd be hard pressed to find any city that would elect a person mayor fewer than 5 years after they moved to town. Race may be a contributing thought but he wouldn't win a mayoral election if he were black either.

[Anonymous]

https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/30/randy-clarke-dc-mayor

Too bad.

DC is a transient city and if candidates have to have lived here their whole lives to be deemed legitimate, then the pool becomes very small.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/30/randy-clarke-dc-mayor

Too bad.

DC is a transient city and if candidates have to have lived here their whole lives to be deemed legitimate, then the pool becomes very small.

The guy isn't running for Mayor. That's his choice but you're blaming voter racism for a person who isn't a candidate not getting votes in an election that hasn't happened.

Try to focus on solutions instead of whatever this is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/30/randy-clarke-dc-mayor

Too bad.

DC is a transient city and if candidates have to have lived here their whole lives to be deemed legitimate, then the pool becomes very small.

The guy isn't running for Mayor. That's his choice but you're blaming voter racism for a person who isn't a candidate not getting votes in an election that hasn't happened.

Try to focus on solutions instead of whatever this is.

This posters here seems to be mainly partisan hacks. It's hard to have a reasonable conversation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/30/randy-clarke-dc-mayor

Too bad.

DC is a transient city and if candidates have to have lived here their whole lives to be deemed legitimate, then the pool becomes very small.

The guy isn't running for Mayor. That's his choice but you're blaming voter racism for a person who isn't a candidate not getting votes in an election that hasn't happened.

Try to focus on solutions instead of whatever this is.

There is a 0.0 chance of a white male who has lived in this city for like three years getting elected.

That's what this is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/30/randy-clarke-dc-mayor

Too bad.

DC is a transient city and if candidates have to have lived here their whole lives to be deemed legitimate, then the pool becomes very small.

The guy isn't running for Mayor. That's his choice but you're blaming voter racism for a person who isn't a candidate not getting votes in an election that hasn't happened.

Try to focus on solutions instead of whatever this is.

There is a 0.0 chance of a white male who has lived in this city for like three years getting elected.

That's what this is.

There's a 0.0 chance of a person who is not running for Mayor of DC getting elected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/30/randy-clarke-dc-mayor

Too bad.

DC is a transient city and if candidates have to have lived here their whole lives to be deemed legitimate, then the pool becomes very small.

The guy isn't running for Mayor. That's his choice but you're blaming voter racism for a person who isn't a candidate not getting votes in an election that hasn't happened.

Try to focus on solutions instead of whatever this is.

Randy Clarke isn't interested. It's a HUGE pay cut. He was also born in Canada.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/30/randy-clarke-dc-mayor

Too bad.

DC is a transient city and if candidates have to have lived here their whole lives to be deemed legitimate, then the pool becomes very small.

The guy isn't running for Mayor. That's his choice but you're blaming voter racism for a person who isn't a candidate not getting votes in an election that hasn't happened.

Try to focus on solutions instead of whatever this is.

There is a 0.0 chance of a white male who has lived in this city for like three years getting elected.

That's what this is.

There's a 0.0 chance of a person who is not running for Mayor of DC getting elected.

A genius you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/30/randy-clarke-dc-mayor

Too bad.

DC is a transient city and if candidates have to have lived here their whole lives to be deemed legitimate, then the pool becomes very small.

The guy isn't running for Mayor. That's his choice but you're blaming voter racism for a person who isn't a candidate not getting votes in an election that hasn't happened.

Try to focus on solutions instead of whatever this is.

Randy Clarke isn't interested. It's a HUGE pay cut. He was also born in Canada.

And the relevance of that is?

[Anonymous]

Will this city ever elect a white person to be Mayor? Especially with the evolving demographics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will this city ever elect a white person to be Mayor? Especially with the evolving demographics

David Catania, an openly-gay (former) Republican, got 35% of the vote as an independent in 2014.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Will this city ever elect a white person to be Mayor? Especially with the evolving demographics

David Catania, an openly-gay (former) Republican, got 35% of the vote as an independent in 2014.

Hah! I remember voting for him back then. I'm leaning towards Lewis George for this round.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/30/randy-clarke-dc-mayor

Too bad.

DC is a transient city and if candidates have to have lived here their whole lives to be deemed legitimate, then the pool becomes very small.

It's not about living their whole lives here - Marion Berry didn't grow up here, nor did Tony Williams. But you have to have been here long enough to have some sort of network or name recognition, just like any other place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/30/randy-clarke-dc-mayor

Too bad.

DC is a transient city and if candidates have to have lived here their whole lives to be deemed legitimate, then the pool becomes very small.

The guy isn't running for Mayor. That's his choice but you're blaming voter racism for a person who isn't a candidate not getting votes in an election that hasn't happened.

Try to focus on solutions instead of whatever this is.

Randy Clarke isn't interested. It's a HUGE pay cut. He was also born in Canada.

Being born in Canada does not make Clarke inelgible to run for Mayor. President? Sure, but this isn't that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2026/01/30/randy-clarke-dc-mayor

Too bad.

DC is a transient city and if candidates have to have lived here their whole lives to be deemed legitimate, then the pool becomes very small.

It's not about living their whole lives here - Marion Berry didn't grow up here, nor did Tony Williams. But you have to have been here long enough to have some sort of network or name recognition, just like any other place.

Randy Clarke is probably better known in DC than most council members.